The Crafts Museum complex is a charming oasis in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Delhi. Mud huts with painted walls and thatched roofs, courtyards, terracotta horses recreating village shrines, craftsmen at work are some of the elements that add to the rural ambience of the place. Within the museum itself are examples of traditional Indian crafts, wooden carvings and images, metalware, especially ewe perdue objects from Bastar, West Bengal and Bihar, clay and terracotta pots, toys and images, folk and tribal paintings, jewellery and textiles.

Some of the most outstanding exhibits are the life size wooden buta figures which were discovered in an abandoned rural shrine in Karnataka.

Crafts Museum (National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum)
Bhairon Road, Pragati Maidan
New Delhi 110 001

Timings: July to September: 9.30 am to 5.00 pm; October to June: 9.30 am to 6.00 pm
Closed on Mondays and national holidays.